English Secularism


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What is Secularism?

"Secularism espouses the cause of the world versus theology; of the secular and temporal versus the sacred and ecclesiastical. Secularism claims that religion ought never to be anything but a private affair; it denies the right of any kind of church to be associated with the public life of a nation, and proposes to supersede the official influence which religious institutions still exercise in both hemispheres."

George Holyoake was an English freethinker and one of the last persons in England to be convicted and jailed for blasphemy. He coined the term "secularism" while being an editor for the secularist newspaper "The Reasoner". (Summary by Ava) (4 hr 8 min)

Chapters

Author's Preface and Publisher's Preface 16:21 Read by Shaef
Open Thought the First Step to Intelligence 5:39 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The Question Stated 6:10 Read by GhostCat
The First Stage of Free Thought: Its Nature and Limitation 11:51 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The Second Stage of Free Thought: Enterprise 7:43 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Conquests of Investigation 9:39 Read by Availle
Stationariness of Criticism 10:38 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones
Third Stage of Free Thought: Secularism 6:05 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Three Principles Vindicated 11:12 Read by Richa Jain
How Secularism Arose 9:00 Read by Availle
How Secularism Was Diffused 9:08 Read by Availle
Secular Instruction Distinct From Secularism 6:35 Read by Richa Jain
The Distinctiveness Made Further Evident 10:31 Read by Richa Jain
Self-Defensive For The People 9:04 Read by Richa Jain
Rejected Tenets Replaced By Better 8:34 Read by Richa Jain
Morality Independent of Theology 13:51 Read by Richa Jain
Ethical Certitude 9:12 Read by Ryan Fahey
The Ethical Method of Controversy 7:31 Read by Ryan Fahey
Its Discrimination 6:40 Read by Ryan Fahey
Apart From Christianism 8:35 Read by Ryan Fahey
Secularism Creates a New Responsibility 8:13 Read by Ryan Fahey
Through Opposition To Recognition 12:02 Read by Richa Jain
Self-Extending Principles 15:58 Read by Richa Jain
Secularist Ceremonies 28:31 Read by Richa Jain